TriTip roast

Biffsegg

Good morning,  totally  new to Egg grilling/ cooking.  Bought a 1.25 lb Tri-tip roast for two.  How should I cook this for best results?  Any suggestions appreciated.  Thank you in advance!  

GATraveller

Indirect @ 250-275 until internal temperature hits around 120.  Remove from egg and tent under foil.  Remove plate setter and open vents to get egg up to about 500-550.  Put grid as close to coals as possible and put Tri back on for 90 seconds per side to sear.  Slice thin across the grain.  

morrobayrich

Rich Miller 
Morro Bay, CA

2 (3 pound) tri-tip roasts
Basting Sauce, recipe follows
Seasoning Salt Mixture: recipe follows

Seasoning Salt Mixture:
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons white pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
4 tablespoons granulated garlic
2 tablespoons salt

Mix together all ingredients in a small bowl

Basting Sauce:
½ cup red wine vinegar
½ cup garlic-infused vegetable oil

Whisk together vinegar and oil in a small bowl.

Coat both sides of the tri-tip roasts with the seasoning mixture, rubbing it in as you would a dry rub. Let the seasoned tri-tip rest for at least 30 minutes at room temperature. Sear each side of the tri-tip at 600 to 700 degrees for 3 to 4 minutes each. Remove seared tri-tip from the BGE, cover it with foil and let it rest while bringing the BGE temperature down to 350 to 400 degrees. During this cool down period I usually toss in a couple of oak chunks. Put tri-tip back in the BGE and cook to an internal temperature of 126 degrees for medium rare, basting with the sauce every 5 to 10 minutes. Remove tri-tip from the BGE, cover it with foil and let it rest 15 minutes. Cut into ½” slices against the grain.

This recipe is from Foodnetwork.com’s website. It is titled “Santa Maria Style BBQ” Oakwood Grilled Tri-tip. It is as close to authentic Santa Maria tri-tip as I have been able to find.

I usually cook this on a Large BGE and find it take 1 hour and 10 minutes from the time I strike the match to taking the tri-tip out of the BGE.

fishlessman

Biffsegg said:

Good morning,  totally  new to Egg grilling/ cooking.  Bought a 1.25 lb Tri-tip roast for two.  How should I cook this for best results?  Any suggestions appreciated.  Thank you in advance!  

the above recipe is my go too when i have time, other than that and its just a rub and cooked med/rare. google how to cut/slice it, thats the complicated part, you have to rotate it as you cut it to cut across the grain